Hamish Boland-Rudder

Sydney

Online Editor at The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ)

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Articles

Caspian Cabals reporting from across the globe

Dec 4, 2024 | icij.org | Hamish Boland-Rudder

The Caspian Cabals investigation brought together reporters from 27 news outlets to probe the Kremlin’s control and Western interests in a critical Russia-Kazakhstan oil pipeline, and how its influence and impact spread from Central Asia into Europe, the United States and beyond.
Caspian Cabals - ICIJ

Nov 22, 2024 | icij.org | Hamish Boland-Rudder

How Western oil companies bet on Kazakhstan, turned a blind eye to corruption risks — and ended up at the mercy of Vladimir Putin.
TD Bank hit with $3B penalty in U.S. money laundering settlement

Oct 18, 2024 | icij.org | Hamish Boland-Rudder

The U.S. arm of Canada-based TD Bank has agreed to pay a penalty to settle allegations that it failed to stop drug traffickers and money launderers from pushing hundreds of millions of dollars of illicit funds through the U.S. financial system. The bank agreed to plead guilty to charges that it violated the Bank Secrecy Act in federal court in New Jersey last week.
Lithuania takes step toward reforms to strip citizenship after Cyprus Confidential revelations

Jun 14, 2024 | icij.org | Hamish Boland-Rudder

Lithuanian authorities have drafted legal amendments that would allow the country to strip people of citizenship over national security concerns, spurred in part by revelations that Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich’s children used Lithuanian passports in an apparent bid to shield family assets from Western sanctions.
Swazi Secrets - ICIJ

Apr 15, 2024 | icij.org | Hamish Boland-Rudder

A glimpse inside the tiny kingdom of Eswatini — Africa’s last absolute monarchy — where suspicious money flows and the elite exploit proximity to the king.
How the world responded to ICIJ’s investigations in 2023

Jan 5, 2024 | icij.org | Hamish Boland-Rudder

When European lawmakers voted last June to adopt a report on the “lessons” learned from the Pandora Papers, the document started with a clear theme: The first six points acknowledged the pivotal part reporters and their sources play as agents of accountability. “Journalists and whistleblowers have an important role in investigating and exposing potential violations of tax law, as well as corruption, organised crime and money laundering,” the report said.
As regulators clamp down on forest destruction, conservationists flag greenwashing concerns

Dec 21, 2023 | icij.org | Scilla Alecci |Hamish Boland-Rudder

In the state of New York, a potential political showdown looms this week: Should the state do business with companies involved in deforestation? A bill that would ban contractors that contribute to environmental harm through their supply chains arrived on Governor Kathy Hochul’s desk last week. The deadline is set for this coming Saturday for the bill to be signed into law — or not.
Police swoop on Seychelles financial services firm hours after new Pandora Papers probe

Dec 6, 2023 | icij.org | Hamish Boland-Rudder

Seychelles authorities raided an offshore financial service provider just hours after a new Pandora Papers investigation by ICIJ’s media partners revealed that the firm had exploited a U.K. secrecy loophole and helped front companies used by Vladimir Putin’s inner circle.
Cypriot president pledges government probe into Cyprus Confidential revelations

Nov 15, 2023 | icij.org | Hamish Boland-Rudder |Scilla Alecci |Joanna Robin |Carmen Molina Acosta

In the 24 hours since ICIJ published its Cyprus Confidential investigation, Cyprus’ president, European lawmakers and even a German book publisher have responded to revelations that the island’s financial industry has been co-opted by billionaires and sanctions dodgers, and used to bolster Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime.
Cyprus Confidential

Nov 14, 2023 | icij.org | Hamish Boland-Rudder

A new investigation by ICIJ and 68 media partners exposes the sprawling financial industry that has powered the Putin regime as it dominates its neighbors — and undermines the West.